Well, AI is my guilty pleasure. Yeah, it's corny, infuriating and sometimes embarrassing. But sometimes new and interesting talent slips through and it's fun to see them before they get big. David Cook, David Archuleta, Kris Allen, and Adam Lambert have been my favorites. (Hmmm... all guys.. what a surprise. :blushing
That said, this year's two finalists, Scotty and Lauren, leave me cold. Overall there was a lot of talent this year - but quite a few (including our two finalists) are just too young and inexperienced. If they had waited a few years and come in with some musical and life experience, they might become interesting. (Like my favorites mentioned above.)
So, I'll watch the finale this week because I've invested time watching this season, but I may be doing other stuff at the same time.
(Kris Allen - musical talent and just too damn cute.)